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| 'Livewire' Luna the West Midlands Fire Service's rescue dog enjoying her new role | 'Livewire' Luna the West Midlands Fire Service's rescue dog enjoying her new role |
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| Luna is 'a a bit of a lunatic', her handler Mick Attwood said, but she has done well in her training | Luna is 'a a bit of a lunatic', her handler Mick Attwood said, but she has done well in her training |
| West Midlands Fire Service has a newly-qualified search and rescue dog who could be sent to disaster zones around the world. | West Midlands Fire Service has a newly-qualified search and rescue dog who could be sent to disaster zones around the world. |
| Luna, a Belgian Malinois, is one of just a handful of dogs who can do the role in the UK. | Luna, a Belgian Malinois, is one of just a handful of dogs who can do the role in the UK. |
| Her owner Mick Attwood is part of the International Search and Rescue Association which means responding to incidents worldwide. | Her owner Mick Attwood is part of the International Search and Rescue Association which means responding to incidents worldwide. |
| He said she was "a bit of a lunatic" but had settled into her role. | He said she was "a bit of a lunatic" but had settled into her role. |
| "Luna's a bit of a livewire really, I guess," he said. | "Luna's a bit of a livewire really, I guess," he said. |
| "She comes across as very calm, but really she's a bit of a lunatic." | "She comes across as very calm, but really she's a bit of a lunatic." |
| Her first job was dealing with a landslip in Worcester after fears that someone might have been trapped underneath a wall. | Her first job was dealing with a landslip in Worcester after fears that someone might have been trapped underneath a wall. |
| But Mr Attwood said she tackled the situation very well "without fear or hesitation" which meant all the training had paid off. | But Mr Attwood said she tackled the situation very well "without fear or hesitation" which meant all the training had paid off. |
| Luna is picking followers on social media, Mr Attwood said | Luna is picking followers on social media, Mr Attwood said |
| Luna has completed 18 months of training and is the only urban search and rescue dog in the region. | Luna has completed 18 months of training and is the only urban search and rescue dog in the region. |
| "For the first couple of years she was very testing, quite destructive really," Mr Attwood added. | "For the first couple of years she was very testing, quite destructive really," Mr Attwood added. |
| "As she's getting older now, she's settling into it really nice. There's nothing really that we're coming across that we're having too many problems with." | "As she's getting older now, she's settling into it really nice. There's nothing really that we're coming across that we're having too many problems with." |
| The four-year-old is also proving to be quite popular online with several hundred followers on X. | The four-year-old is also proving to be quite popular online with several hundred followers on X. |
| "We've got about 1,700 followers and we post all her training and things like that - she gets lots of likes and people asking questions [about] what we're doing and where we're going to." | "We've got about 1,700 followers and we post all her training and things like that - she gets lots of likes and people asking questions [about] what we're doing and where we're going to." |
| Luna can be sent anywhere around the world | Luna can be sent anywhere around the world |
| Luna is replacing the service's previous search and rescue dog, Cara, who died of a heart condition six months ago. | Luna is replacing the service's previous search and rescue dog, Cara, who died of a heart condition six months ago. |
| "We really were quite spoilt with Cara being so good," he added. | "We really were quite spoilt with Cara being so good," he added. |
| "I think I'm a bit more experienced now and together we can do some great stuff and I hope she follows in Cara's footsteps." | "I think I'm a bit more experienced now and together we can do some great stuff and I hope she follows in Cara's footsteps." |
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